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Chapter 5 - Chapter 5 — Anomaly Detected: Tang San’s Warning and the Chaos Seal’s Awakening

High above the Douluo Continent, beyond mortal comprehension, the Divine Realm shimmered like a sea of light. Billions of divine threads wove together — each one representing a soul, a fate, a path.

In the center sat the Sea God Palace, its golden halls illuminated by eternal light. There, seated upon a throne of waves and divine aura, was the Sea God himself — Tang San.

His eyes were closed, sensing the flow of the world below. But suddenly, his expression changed. The divine sea beneath him rippled unnaturally.

A whisper echoed through the realm.

> "Fate… has been disturbed."

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The Ripples of Chaos

Tang San's spiritual sense descended through countless dimensions until it brushed against Douluo's mortal plane. What he saw froze him — a faint distortion, something that should not exist.

A mortal child, only six years old, surrounded by a veil of white chaos. His soul pulse was hidden, but beneath the layers of illusion, Tang San felt it — the signature of power far above a God King.

"Impossible," Tang San muttered, his divine aura darkening. "This energy… transcends the divine laws. Who dares manipulate chaos itself within my realm?"

Beside him, a silver-haired goddess appeared — Goddess of Life, her face serene yet concerned. "Tang San, what have you sensed?"

"A distortion," he said grimly. "Something is rewriting destiny. Even the threads of time are bending around it."

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In the Mortal World

Huo Tian sat beneath the white tiger statue in the courtyard, eyes closed in meditation. His first divine soul ring shimmered faintly within his soul sea, but the camouflage remained flawless.

The Chaos System suddenly emitted a deep pulse — something it had never done before.

> [Warning! External Divine Consciousness Detected. Attempted Observation by a God-King Entity: Sea God Tang San.]

[Activating Chaos Seal — Concealment Protocol Omega.]

A sphere of black and silver light emerged around Huo Tian, forming a chaos domain that rippled silently through reality.

Above the Douluo Plane, Tang San's divine sense struck that barrier — and was immediately devoured.

In the Sea God Palace, Tang San's eyes snapped open, blood dripping from his nose. "A domain… that rejects the laws of the Divine Realm?"

He looked toward the horizon of the divine sky. "Whoever you are… you are no child of this world."

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The Chaos Seal

Within his own soul sea, Huo Tian could feel the tension between his existence and the realm's laws. Space warped around his consciousness; fragments of the divine realm's order tried to analyze him.

> [Ding! Chaos Seal Forming…]

[Status: Host detected by God-King level being. Seal initiated to stabilize Douluo Plane.]

[Result: Partial Isolation of Chaos Power from Divine Detection.]

A silver mark appeared faintly between his brows — the Seal of Chaos, resembling a rotating six-pointed sigil of light and shadow.

It glowed for a moment before fading into invisibility.

Huo Tian opened his eyes, expression calm but eyes burning with determination.

"So even the gods have noticed me already…"

He looked toward the horizon, his gaze piercing the clouds. "Tang San, huh? You may rule the heavens — but I will rebuild them."

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A Brother's Promise

That evening, Yuhao trained beside him in the courtyard, panting as he practiced his Spirit Eye ability.

"Tian-ge," Yuhao said, sweating, "why do you always train so quietly? Father says you don't even have a spirit ring yet."

Huo Tian smiled faintly. "Sometimes the quietest tigers roar the loudest, Yuhao."

Yuhao laughed, not understanding the weight behind the words. "Then one day, I'll roar too!"

Huo Tian looked at him — his brother, his only true bond in this new life. His heart softened.

"Yes," he murmured. "You'll roar so loud, even the gods will hear."

> [Fate Resonance Deepened: Huo Yuhao's Destiny Thread altered from 'Tragic Prodigy' → 'Rising Star of Chaos'.]

[Reward: Chaos Resonance Amplifier (passive) unlocked. Shared power link between brothers increased by 20%.]

For a moment, Huo Tian felt their souls synchronize — a faint reflection of what might one day become a twin godhood.

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In the Divine Realm

Tang San stood before the Sea God Trident, eyes filled with worry.

"The mortal plane trembles," he said. "There is something — or someone — beneath the balance of creation itself."

The Goddess of Life placed her hand on his shoulder. "Then what will you do?"

Tang San's expression hardened. "Observe. If this power grows beyond control… I will descend myself."

He didn't know that his words would one day mark the beginning of a war — not between gods and mortals, but between Order and Chaos itself.

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A Quiet Night

Back in the mortal world, Huo Tian gazed at the stars, his silver eyes reflecting infinite galaxies.

> [Check-In Successful.]

[Reward: Chaos Eye of Origin (partial awakening) — grants omnivision through fate lines.]

As he activated it, countless golden threads appeared across the sky — lines of destiny. He saw Tang San's divine aura, faint but distant, looking down. He also saw his own line — black and silver, cutting through all others like a blade.

He whispered softly, "Let's see whose destiny holds stronger — a god's order, or a chaos beyond gods."

The stars pulsed once, as if answering him.

And somewhere far above, Tang San frowned again, feeling a chill run through his divine core.

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